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Education Legislation: Although this Act is seminal in UK legislation, bringing together a number of other pieces of law which involve children, the full scope and impact of it has not yet been appreciated. Particularly it has not yet been recognised, nor fully understood by education legislation departments, that it applies to 'services provided by the local authority', not just social services departments. As with much UK legislation, it is enabling rather than prescriptive and interpretation depends on the outcome of court cases. Nevertheless, it heralded a new venture in British education legislation where the interests of children could supersede those of family or state.
The operation of checks and balances in the federal government is spelled out in the Constitution. The two houses of Congress legislate separately, and this legislation is subject to presidential veto; however, Congress, by a two thirds vote of each house, can override a presidential veto. The judicial branch, in determining cases, may declare legislation unconstitutional, but the judiciary itself is subject to executive and legislative checking through the appointment of judges and the passage of legislation governing organization, procedure, and jurisdiction of the courts.
Most U.S. activity in public health during the past year was the result of legislation enacted by the 89th Congress in 1966. The culmination of ideas, emotions, and political forces that had been building up for more than a decade had led to legislation with extraordinarily broad and far-reaching consequences. One act alone, the Partnership for Health, was widely recognized as the most significant health legislation in the U.S. since the Social Security Act of 1935. The enactment of laws establishing Medicare and Regional Medical Centers had already had tremendous effects on the improvement of health services, and the influence of these laws has only begun to be evident. |
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